title: [Prevalence of overweight preschool-age children: medical examination data of schoolchildren in southwestern France].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze anthropometric data in a sample of 3- to 4-year-old children examined by Mother and Infant Welfare in preschools in the Haute-Garonne area of France.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two consecutive school years (2007-2008 and 2008-2009) were analyzed. The samples studied included 5470 children the first year (mean age ± standard deviation : 3.9±0.4 years) and 4088 children the second year (4.0±0.4 years). Prevalence of overweight (defined according to International Obesity Task Force references) and its association with various factors (sex, age, and school location) were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) was 8.4% for the 2 years, with a prevalence of obesity of 1.8% in 2007-2008 and of 1.6% in 2008-2009. Overweight was significantly more frequent in girls than in boys (10.2% vs. 6.8% in 2007-2008 and 9.7% vs. 7.2% in 2008-2009) and in schools located in Priority Education Zones (ZEP) compared to schools in non-ZEP schools (17.9% vs. 7.1% in 2007-2008 and 15.7% vs. 7.2% in 2008-2009).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This analysis will be repeated to follow the prevalence of overweight in children. These preliminary results confirm the need to focus on preventive actions, screening and care for overweight and obesity in underprivileged populations.
authors.affiliation: Réseau de prévention et de prise en charge de l'obésité pédiatrique en Midi-Pyrénées (RéPPOP Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), hôpital des Enfants, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France. Electronic address: chollet.c@chu-toulouse.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chollet
authors.affiliation: UMR 1027, Inserm, 31073 Toulouse, France; Université Paul-Sabatier, 31400 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ehlinger
authors.affiliation: Réseau de prévention et de prise en charge de l'obésité pédiatrique en Midi-Pyrénées (RéPPOP Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), hôpital des Enfants, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France; UMR 1027, Inserm, 31073 Toulouse, France; Université Paul-Sabatier, 31400 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupuy
authors.affiliation: Conseil général de la Haute-Garonne, 1, boulevard de la Marquette, 31090 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guitard
authors.affiliation: Conseil général de la Haute-Garonne, 1, boulevard de la Marquette, 31090 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leautier
authors.affiliation: Réseau de prévention et de prise en charge de l'obésité pédiatrique en Midi-Pyrénées (RéPPOP Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), hôpital des Enfants, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France; Unité endocrinologie, hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jouret
authors.affiliation: UMR 1027, Inserm, 31073 Toulouse, France; Université Paul-Sabatier, 31400 Toulouse, France; Unité de soutien méthodologique à la recherche, CHU Purpan, 31300 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.affiliation: Réseau de prévention et de prise en charge de l'obésité pédiatrique en Midi-Pyrénées (RéPPOP Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), hôpital des Enfants, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France; Unité endocrinologie, hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse, 330, avenue Grande-Bretagne, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tauber
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011153:Population; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors